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One of South Africa’s biggest money launderers was behind three companies that played a key role in the country’s state capture by the controversial Gupta brothers under former President Jacob Zuma, Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit (I-Unit) has found. The three companies, Varlozone, Zokubyte and Coral General Traders, were identified by …

Family members of the late Benjamin Asonaba Dapaah, a former Council of State member and founding member of the NPP party, are demanding explanations from the government over purported funeral arrangements of their late son. According to them, some radio stations in Kumasi are announcing the final funeral rites of …

Although it will take a lot for a Head of State to resign, the act could also prove a daunting task for the future of any developing nation like Ghana. Long after Ghana gained independence in 1957, the country was subjected to autocratic rule or quasi-democracy due to the many …

The French government on Friday banned the installation and use of “recreational” applications including the Chinese social network TikTok and the American streaming platform Netflix on the work phones of the country’s 2.5 million state civil servants. According to French Minister of Public Service Stanislas Guerini, these applications present “risks …

Two weeks after president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivered the State of the Nationa Address (SoNA) to the nation through Parliament, the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is set to present the ‘true’ SoNA today. The widely advertised event is slated for the University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA). …

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will, on Monday, March 20, 2023, deliver ‘the true state of the nation address”. The event will take place at the University of professional studies (UPSA) and will be delivered by the chairman of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah. The event will focus on the economy and …

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has implored the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to be transparent with citizens on issues to do with the economy. According to him, there is a need for the government to come clean on the current state of Ghana’s economy including the recently conducted Domestic Debt …

Lagos leader, Adeyinka Adedoyin, on Tuesday applauded the leadership qualities of the member representing Surulere Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Honourable Desmond Olushola Elliot, describing him as an inspiring leader. “Honourable Desmond Olushola Elliot has become the standard yardstick to measure performance of politicians in Surulere” …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is reported to have chastised the heads of state-owned institutions whose agencies are non-performing. According to a report by The Chronicle newspaper, the president said that he and his ministerial appointees are always blamed for the bad performance of the economy while heads of state entities, who …

resident Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a national state of disaster to help the government deal with the energy crisis that has seen a malfunctioning Eskom frequently plunge the country into darkness. Ramaphosa also announced he will appoint a minister of electricity in the presidency. “The minister of Cogta has just …